Symposium
Final Program
*Please note: Speaker biographies, abstracts, posters, and locations will be identified in the mobile app launched in March. Oral Presentations and Talking Posters are listed as the language they are being presented in.
Tuesday, June 25th, 2024 |
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7:30 – 14:30 |
Registration Open |
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Talking Posters |
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7:00 – 8:30 |
RCC Breakfast Meeting (by invitation only) |
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7:30 – 8:30 |
Continental Breakfast |
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8:30 – 8:45 |
Change Management to Improve Animal Care - Animal Welfare Assessment
Nitin Bhardwaj, DVM, MVSc, PhD, certLAM
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Compassion science fosters emotional engagement and employee well-being Judy Murray |
Paws for Progress: A collaboration between the OVC Veterinary Biobank and Animal Studies Charly McKenna, MSc, PhD Student, RLAT University of Guelph |
8:45- 9:00 |
Skill Development & Training: Transurethral Instillation Procedure in Adult Male Mice with Confirmation via Ultrasound Kaitlin Belletti, BSc, RVT, RLAT |
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9:00- 9:15 |
Non-invasive diagnosis of Feline Infectious Peritonitis in cats by PET-CT imaging
Dorsa Mehrabanpour |
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9:15- 9:30 |
Building the Next Generation of Laboratory Animal Veterinarians: Training and Education Opportunities in Canada
Janet Sunohara-Neilson, MSc, DVM, DVSc. (LAS) |
The 3Rs Collaborative: Creating Evidence-Based, Practical, and Impactful 3Rs Change Lauren Young, BSc, MSc |
Preclinical Cat Study: A Step Towards a Translational Oral Tumour Theragnostic Charly McKenna, MSc, PhD Student, RLAT University of Guelph |
9:30 - 9:45 |
Bridging The Gap Between Animal Care Technicians and Laboratory Staff Alexis Passmore, RVT, RLAT |
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9:45 – 10:00 |
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10:00 – 14:00 |
Exhibit Hall Open |
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10:00 – 10:30 |
Break |
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10:30-10:45 |
Refined Dosing Methods to Reduce Distress in Rodents and Rabbits Tara Martin, DVM, MS, DACLAM |
Vendor Presentation |
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10:45-11:00 |
Vendor Presentation |
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11:00-11:15 |
CCAC Guidelines: Category of Welfare Impact
Dr. Judith Farley, Director of Assessment, CCAC |
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11:15- 11:45 |
The Impacts of a Holistic Behavioral Management Program for Research Animals
Sarah Thurston, BS, LAT, CLABP |
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11:45-12:00 |
Vendor Presentation |
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12:00 – 14:00 |
Trainers Luncheon |
Lunch |
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14:00 – 14:15 |
Incorporation of the Animal Welfare Assessment into Annual Physical Examinations at Western University
Janet Sunohara-Neilson, MSc, DVM, DVSc (LAS) |
Tips from the Trenches – Setting up an Electronic Animal Management Database.
Kathy Banks, RLAT, MSc |
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14:15 – 14:30 |
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14:30 – 14:45 |
Is Transparency an Obligation, Risks to be Managed, or Just the Right Thing to Do: The Case of Animal Research
Dr. Michael W Brunt, BSc, PhD |
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14:45-15:00 |
Vendor Presentation |
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15:00-15:30 |
Break |
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15:30-16:45 |
Closing Remarks, Closing Keynote: Unlocking Transparency: The Vital Role Laboratory Animal Technicians Play in Cultivating Openness in Animal Research Kirk Leech, Executive Director, EARA |